He sent security guards.

On Friday afternoon, a crowd of Planned Parenthood Action Fund supporters lined the halls of the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, D.C. to hand-deliver over 87,000 #StandWithPP petitions to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s office. Yesterday, Ryan confirmed that the GOP would move to “defund” Planned Parenthood as part the reconciliation bill they plan to introduce soon to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known colloquially as Obamacare. Ryan reportedly sent six security guards to block the delivery of the petitions by the pink-T-shirt-clad Planned Parenthood volunteers, who waited in the halls to make their delivery of the petitions, which ask Ryan to protect funding for Planned Parenthood through Medicaid and Title X. The security guards ultimately blocked the volunteers from being able to deliver their petitions, a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood told Teen Vogue. (And now, of course, there's a #PaulRyanSoScared hashtag going around on Twitter.)

In this photo, you can see the security guards standing with the volunteers in the hallway:

The thing is, the federal government doesn’t actually “fund” Planned Parenthood. There’s no big check or bag of money that goes to the reproductive and sexual healthcare provider and their affiliate clinics throughout the country each year. Rather, the federal funds that do go to Planned Parenthood all happen in the form of reimbursements for services rendered through Medicaid, the federal and state program that provides health insurance to the working poor, and Title X, the federal family planning program for low-income Americans. Furthermore, because of the Hyde Amendment passed in 1976, no federal funding can in any way go toward abortion services; abortion is the only medical procedure explicitly banned from Medicaid coverage.

And if Planned Parenthood is eliminated as a provider for these programs, millions of Americans stand to lose access to health care. In two-thirds of the 491 counties in which they are located, Planned Parenthood clinics serve at least half of the women in need of publicly funded contraception. In one-fifth of these counties, Planned Parenthood is the only such provider of these services.

Teen Vogue talked to Planned Parenthood volunteers waiting to deliver petitions at Ryan’s office this afternoon about why they #StandWithPP and what they’re most concerned is at stake for access to healthcare in their communities and across the country, should Planned Parenthood be blocked from receiving Medicaid and Title X reimbursements.

“It's vital to allow patients to choose where they get their healthcare. This politically motivated move by Speaker Ryan will only serve to prevent patients covered by Medicaid from choosing the best reproductive health care available.” — Rahula Strohl

“I was so proud to stand with Planned Parenthood today. Paul Ryan needs to know that you can't mess with women's healthcare and not expect a fight.” — Morgan Burris

“Speaker Paul Ryan should have allowed Planned Parenthood supporters to deliver the petitions. The House of Representatives is the house of the people and should be treated as such by its leader." — Jana Korn

"I stand with Planned Parenthood because they were there for me following a sexual assault. Without Planned Parenthood's compassion and accessibility, I wouldn't be the person I am today. When Paul Ryan and other politicians say they want to defund Planned Parenthood, it becomes personal and I won't be silent." — Kimi Nolte

“I used to receive reproductive health from a military base, and they were incredibly condescending. When I went to Planned Parenthood, they were respectful and welcoming, and I want to make sure they continue to provide this vital care.” — Miriam Doyle

“Just last night I saw information on the spike in maternal mortality in Texas since they've passed their restrictive laws. I wanted to come today to make sure that doesn't happen on a national level.” — Marcia Litt